Michael La Ronn
Welcome to Author Level Up. I'm Michael La Ronn, and every week I publish writing craft videos to help you write better, write faster, have fun, and be prolific. I've written over 50 books and counting, and these videos are me documenting what I've learned every step of the way.
This channel is for you if:
- You want to master your writing app
- You want to maximize your productivity as a writer
- You want to self-publish better books
- You want to become a better writer overall
Check out video archive for lots of great videos on how to be a writer, writing tips, productivity secrets, and more. I hope you find these videos helpful. I respond to most comments so if you want me to do a video on something just let me know in the comments.
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Michael La Ronn
I'm headed to Atlanta in March 2026! I'm honored to give the keynote at this year's Atlanta Self-Publishing Conference at the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center on March 28, 2026. I'll be speaking on building your author brand. If you're attending the conference, please say hello!
www.atlantaselfpublishingconference.com/
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Michael La Ronn
Excited to be speaking at 2026's Independent Publishers of New England's Virtual Conference. I spoke at last year's conference and there was a lot of great info. Be sure to check this out if interested. Register here: ipne.org/register/conference-2026/
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Michael La Ronn
Team, this December's Power Hour is going to be a week later--I'll be traveling and will have some jet lag, so I need to push it back. See you December 13 at 10AM Central! (Click the bell to be notified).
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Michael La Ronn
Team, be sure to check out the StoryBundle I'm in. Lots of really good writing advice here. $5 for three books, and for at least $25, you get the whole bundle.
storybundle.com/writing
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Michael La Ronn
Had a great time this morning chatting on the New Trends in Self-Publishing Roundtable with the ALLi Team at this year's annual Self-Publishing Conference. The collective experience on this panel is immeasurable. You can register for the event for FREE (24 hours of free content) here: selfpublishingadvice.org/conference-2025/
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Michael La Ronn
Friends, I'm back with an important video. It's a long one, but important for any of you who are wanting to submit short stories to magazines. More videos coming soon.
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Michael La Ronn
Super excited to be part of this year's Novel Writing Bundle by Story Bundle. 3 books for $5 or 13 books for $25! This is guaranteed to help writers finish the year strong with solid writing advice from industry leaders like Kevin J. Anderson, Joanna Penn, and K.M. Weiland! Learn more here: storybundle.com/blog/2025novelwritingtoolsbundle/
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Michael La Ronn
Team, please take some time to enter The Alliance of Independent Author's 2025 Income Survey. It's anonynomous, and helps ALLi gather data about what's happening in the indie space.
As many of you know, author income is notoriously hard to track, and no survey is perfect, but this is a really good effort.
ALLi is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting indie authors, and I'm proud to support them!
Take the survey here: allianceindependentauthors.org/survey
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Michael La Ronn
Gang, sorry to do this last minute but I woke up not feeling well. I have to cancel today’s power hour. I’ll see you next week.
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Touch is the king of the senses.
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